As Mark Sanchez prepares to go opposite the offensive coordinator who helped nurture him for the first three years of his career, the Jets’ QB couldn’t help but
reminisce about Brian Schottenheimer.

“I always focus on the good stuff,” Sanchez said today. “Some of the game plans that he would come up with, they were great. Spot on. Especially in some of those playoff games. It was like he was a mind reader and could see in the future.”

“His experience, the success that he had, his communication skills, everything that I heard about him is true and more,” Fisher said. “And he also is very gifted as far as the relationship with the quarterback.”

Sanchez compared playing against Schottenheimer akin to playing against Pete Carroll, his former USC coach and the current Seahawks coach, last week. And there is the same desire to beat an old friend.

Bradford believes Schottenheimer has an added incentive to win this week because he is facing his former employer.

“We want to win because that’s who we are and what we do,” Bradford said. “But at the same time, getting to know 'Schotty' over the past couple months, I think it would be nice for us to help him out and bring this one home for him.”

• Two Rams rookies, CB Janoris Jenkins and WR Chris Givens, are back on the field and eager to produce after serving one-game suspensions.

Fisher said both would play Sunday against the Jets, but didn’t say whether they’d be starting. They were suspended for violating undisclosed team rules.

Givens, a fourth-round pick, is the first rookie in NFL history with a 50-yard reception in five consecutive games. He started four games while Danny Amendola was out with a collarbone injury.
• Rex Ryan explained the Jets’ thinking for waiving OLB Aaron Maybin.

With injuries to Powell and McKnight, the team felt the need to bring in RB Kahlil Bell. The Jets were also encouraged by the play of OLB Ricky Sapp, who they activated for the first time last weekend.

Ryan did not rule out Maybin returning.

“I love the way he plays,” Ryan said. “He flies around and does a tremendous job on the practice field. The numbers haven’t been there for him this year.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.